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WHEN Republican supporter Corey met trans woman, Evee, on Tinder, he knew he had to drop her a DM. He told Love Don't Judge: "I ended up shooting her a message. When I first saw her, I did not know that she was trans." Evee quipped, "I had it on my profile but, like most boys, they don't read. So he missed that part." The couple fell in love, but their opposing political beliefs have caused some friction. Evee admitted: "There's a lot of heated moments. There's a lot of anger sometimes. We've learned to really navigate and take those moments to sit down and have those hard conversations." With what's happening in the country right now, Evee and Corey have endured some very tough moments. "Dating a Republican man has made me feel angry and upset and confused. I don't feel safe in this country right now," Evee explained. In this episode of Love Don't Judge, the couple will be meeting with Evee's friend Cassie, a trans woman. Cassie revealed, "When she first got with Corey, I was a little skeptical..."
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My name is Cory. This is my girlfriend Eve
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People judge us because I'm a Republican and she's trans. Since I am so public online, they have been very vile lately
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I don't feel safe in this country right now. So you're a dude desperate for attention playing dress-ups
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Two men in a relationship does constitute you both being gay. Facts, facts, facts
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Dating when you're trans is, it can be good, but it can also be pretty dangerous and scary
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This being your first relationship with somebody in the LGBTQ community. What's just LGBT now
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My name's Corey, and I'm a Republican dating a trans woman. So right now we are doing a little shoot for my fans, trying to get some content in for the boys
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I've been on OF for four years now, and I have roughly 30,000 followers
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I saw her on Tinder and I saw that she had her Instagram linked in her bio
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So I ended up just shooting her a message. When I first saw her, I did not know she was trans
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Didn't know too much about trans people in general. Well, I had it on my profile, but like most boys, they don't read
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So he missed that part. Perfect. Hey baby, can you grab me a rose real fast? Yeah
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Eve revealed she was trans right away in our conversation. I was surprised
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A lot of people are like, oh, you had to have known. No, I had no idea, but I was accepting
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I had such a great connection that I just continued the conversation and was open
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He loves me. He loves me not. Did I think I would ever do a trans woman
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I don't know. I'm attracted to beautiful women. I mean, it wasn't like in the back of my head, like, oh, that's what I want
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Like, that's what I'm going for. It just kind of fell into place. He loves me
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Okay, yes, I love. I love you going. She said, hey, I'm trans
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And I was like, I have something to admit to. And she was like, what? And I was like, I'm a Republican. Yeah, I was pretty bad
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Literally verbatim. When Corey revealed he was a Republican, I was not shocked, to say the least
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Beautiful. I was a little scared and nervous. And we've been upset with one another
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Opposing political beliefs between the two of us. I'm trying to navigate that
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It's been fun. Yeah. This is so awkward. I'm answering these in-depth questions
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I'm like, yeah. Yes, hate me. I feel like it's been like everybody else in this country. Yeah
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To be honest there a lot of heated moments There a lot of anger sometimes We learned to really navigate and take the moments to like sit down and have those hard conversations Okay these are perfect
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Yeah, you're my friend. Oh, I love that. Okay, yeah, these are good. Thank you. Yeah
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The current Republican views on trans people is not great. What they're trying to put into law is like
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they just changed like the LGBTQ plus community that's now just, I think, LGB now
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They're pretty much trying to eradicate trans people, which is baffling to me
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Dating a Republican man has made me feel angry and upset and confused
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Yeah, it's been really hard. Our current president has sent me in a literal spiral
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I have been in intense therapy. I don't feel safe in this country right now
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I hate that she feels scared to be who she is. Nobody should feel that way at all
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We say that we stand for freedom in this country. How can we say that when we're oppressing people
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So my friend Cassie is coming today to talk about some of the reservations she's had
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Yeah, I'm definitely interested in what she's going to say. I met Eve on Instagram actually about three years ago
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Because we both are of a trans experience, I think she was also familiar with the type of guys that typically I would date
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So she was a little bit nervous. When she first got with Corey, I was a little skeptical because dating when you're trans is
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it can be good, but it can also be pretty dangerous and scary. They moved in together right away and I was just like, okay, this guy just got divorced
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Is he just kind of filling the void with someone? Is he losing Eve for her money
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Does he just need somewhere to stay? Hey, guys. It's good to see you
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Hi, Corey. How's it going, Cassie? Good, how are you? Doing good. Good. So whenever Corey and I first got together, what were your feelings and thoughts
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Um, in the beginning I was a little scared for you. But my biggest concern was just like, he just got out of a marriage, moved in pretty quick
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and I was like, he's already moving in. So what did you think whenever you first discovered that he was a Republican
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I wasn't shocked. They all are. Yeah, that's true. Of course, we've dated people with other political views too, but the trend seems to be
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It not shocking they seem to love us it just done in the dark so well until now Men are attracted to beautiful women and a lot of times a lot of these conservative men are alpha men they masculine and they looking for a feminine woman and I sorry to tell you but that exactly what they attracted to beautiful women Right And a lot of times like a lot of these conservative men are like alpha men They masculine That true And they looking for a feminine woman And I sorry to tell you but that exactly what trans women are so
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But I feel like it's more apparent in the Republican community because it's so, like
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oh, my God. Yeah, like, I was in LA, even. And, like, every single guy that I was with was Republican and more conservative
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But, again, it was hidden and secret. I was judged my entire life
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I grew up in a really small town in Texas and I didn't know what a transgender person
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was until I was 18, 19 years old. But I knew I was different growing up
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Coming out to my family that I was gay at first, before I even knew what a trans person
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was, I lost a lot of my family through that because they were very conservative
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Barbie is obviously my muse, I should say. Growing up, I played with Barbies and my family hated it
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They didn't understand it. I was always so scared to take pictures. As my transition goes on, I slowly become more bleached blonde, more tan, slowly finding
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myself through all that. And then I started my transition at 25. This is obviously your first rodeo with a teen person
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But you've done this before. So like, how have you noticed people reacting to your guys' relationship
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When I'm out in public, like, I don't have any issues. It's literally just online
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So you're a dude desperate for attention playing dress up? Like, I'm not going to argue that. I love attention
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I do. Playing dress up, I've always done that too. Still a man, I literally am a biological man. So these are all facts
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Since I am so public online, they have been very vile lately. It's insane
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Can't wait till you get unalive for tricking men. First of all, man, I didn't trick anybody. I'm so openly loud about my transition
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He is a man pretending to be a woman. He will never be a woman no matter how many drugs he takes, however many surgery or operations he has
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And it's like, do these people not understand that I know I'm biologically male
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There'll be guys that are thinking, yeah, that trans girls are trying to trick them
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Two men in a relationship does constitute you both being gay. Facts, facts, facts
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I mean, obviously everyone's going to say he's gay. If you're dating a trans woman, you're not straight, whatever
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We don't care. I think it says a lot about their insecurities. Especially in your situation, being a straight man, they love to put people in boxes and they
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don't know what to label you. And I think that makes people really uncomfortable
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I really don't care, man. Like, I don't, like, I'm happy. I'm not attracted to men whatsoever
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I'm attracted to beautiful women, and she's very beautiful, and that as simple as it is It crazy because in everyday life we accepted and no one even knows the difference and they don care it seems You know certain friends that have been super supportive but then go back on that a little bit
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especially, you know, kind of friends. They question you, question your sexuality. With my family and their views towards the trans community
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I think they're still adjusting. It's so new and I'll be honest, I was very biased and I'm still learning and I'm still educating myself
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My friends and family were a little shocked And I think they were kind of scared too, because I haven't had the best of luck with men
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My friends, for sure, were like so supportive and understanding. My mom was a little bit of a shock, I think, at first
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Everybody in my family, at least, like we process things mentally. It takes a second
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But she's been a big supporter and a big rock for us. And I just try to explain to her, I'm not specifically looking for a trans woman
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This just kind of happened. And I am in love. This being your first relationship with somebody in, I guess you could say the LGBTQ community
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Yeah. Well, it's just LGBT now. Yeah. Spoken like a true Republican
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Right. There he is. Has the hate got you down at all or made you insecure in any ways
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At first, I was kind of concerned just like what people would think, what my family would think
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I know what I love. I know who I'm with and I have no shame in that whatsoever
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I have noticed an extreme amount of hate now that I'm posting him
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It's crazy that, yeah, just the judgment for people loving each other
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I'm really happy that things moved so fast because, I mean, it's been nearly two years
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and we're still here. Bye, Cory. Bye, Cassie. I think you treat Eve amazing
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I think you've really stepped up. She taught me that it's okay to sometimes be vulnerable and we're in a relationship
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we'll always take care of each other. I feel like you're the first man that has loved me wholeheartedly, like me, inside and out
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I think our relationship works really well because we're able to communicate
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He's a Republican man, you gotta think again, conservative, more right-leaning, and I'm
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a trans woman, so it's very oil and water. So if we are able to coincide and make it work, there is hope for people because we love
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each other
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